307 , 
sparse tantum pilosum, intus inferne glabrum, superne villosulum, 
disco nullo, Calycis segmenta depresso-deltoidea, circiter 0:7 mm, 
longa. Petala orbiculari-obovata, 1°7 mun. longa, 1°4 mm. lata, 
truncato-retusa, apiculata, glabra, viridulo-alba (teste Stocks), 
Stamina 4-5 mm. longa. Fructus desunt. 
PorTUGUESE East ArFRica. Mozambique, near Mocojo, 
north of the M’salu River, Stocks, 24, 
1035. Microloma spinosum, WV. E. Brown [ Asclepiadaceae] ; 
species affinis M@. Massoni, Schltr., sed aphylla, ramulis brevioribus 
5 
= 
acuminata, patule pubescentia. Corolla 3:5 mm. onga, 2 : 
diam., tubularis, 5-angularis, apice 5-gibboso-crenata, extra glabra, 
intra prope medium fasciculis 5 pilorum deflexis ornata et 
German Sours-West Arrica. Great Namaqualand, near 
Aus, 1200 m., Marloth, 4662. 
vel basi tantum parce ramosus, 4-7 cm. longus, 4-5 cm. crassus, 
berculis 6-10 mm. 
runneis notata ; tubus late patelliformis ; 
gentibus 
llidis purpureo-brunneo-maculatis. Coronae interioris lobi 1° mm. 
longi, lineares, acuti, antheras excedentes apicibus connivento-erectis, 
pallidi, purpureo-brunneo-marginati. 
Sourn Arrica, Little N amaqualand, Marloth, 4596. 
1037. Chironia (Plocandra) uniflora, A. WW, Hill Soong we 
Chironieae] ; species O. Verdickii, De Wildem., proxima ; 
caulibus eramosis unifloris corollae lobis latioribus. ae 
Suffrutex erectus, glaber. Caulis circa 30 cm. a ve : er — 
eramosus. Folia numerosa, anguste ovata, —— es ’ 
Lpposita, apice acuta vel acuminata, basi angustata, margu 
2-3 om. tigi: 3-6 mm. lata. Flos solitarits, terminalis. al td 
alte 5-sectus, 1-3 cm. longus, lobis vlagr earggioaa aug 
dorso paullo alatis. Corolla alba, circa 2 cm. er ee ae 
anguste campanulato calyce breviore, lobis ovato-ellip ag 
15-16 cm. longis 6 mm. latis. Stamina parum su rum 
